European Spine Journal

How do we define the condition ‘recurrent low back pain’? A systematic review

Tasha R. Stanton, Jane Latimer, Chris G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock

Expanding role of 18F-fluoro-d-deoxyglucose PET and PET/CT in spinal infections

Filip Gemmel, Paul C. Rijk, James M. P. Collins, Thierry Parlevliet, Katrin D. Stumpe, Christopher J. Palestro

Cervical spine injuries resulting from diving accidents in swimming pools: outcome of 34 patients

Pierre-Yves Borius, Ismail Gouader, Philippe Bousquet, Louisa Draper, Franck-Emmanuel Roux

Inter- and intraobserver reliability of the vertebral, local and segmental kyphosis in 120 traumatic lumbar and thoracic burst fractures: evaluation in lateral X-rays and sagittal computed tomographies

Benjamin Ulmar, Alexander Brunner, Markus Gühring, Traude Schmälzle, Kuno Weise, Andreas Badke

Previous vertebral compression fractures add to the deterioration of the disability and quality of life after an acute compression fracture

Nobuyuki Suzuki, Osamu Ogikubo, Tommy Hansson

Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: identification of microorganism and laboratory markers used to predict clinical outcome

Sang Hoon Yoon, Sang Ki Chung, Ki-Jeong Kim, Hyun-Jib Kim, Yong Jun Jin, Hong Bin Kim

Single-stage closing–opening wedge osteotomy of spine to correct severe post-tubercular kyphotic deformities of the spine: a 3-year follow-up of 17 patients

S. Rajasekaran, Kamath Vijay, Ajoy Prasad Shetty

Lumbar posterolateral fusion inhibits sensory nerve ingrowth into punctured lumbar intervertebral discs and upregulation of CGRP immunoreactive DRG neuron innervating punctured discs in rats

Takana Koshi, Seiji Ohtori, Gen Inoue, Toshinori Ito, Masaomi Yamashita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Munetaka Suzuki, Yasuchika Aoki, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Methods to monitor distribution and metabolic activity of mesenchymal stem cells following in vivo injection into nucleotomized porcine intervertebral discs

G. W. Omlor, H. Bertram, K. Kleinschmidt, J. Fischer, K. Brohm, T. Guehring, M. Anton, Wiltrud Richter

Factors accounting for psychosocial functioning in patients with low back pain

Konrad Janowski, Stanisława Steuden, Joanna Kuryłowicz

The association between isoinertial trunk muscle performance and low back pain in male adolescents

Federico Balagué, Evelyne Bibbo, Christian Mélot, Marek Szpalski, Robert Gunzburg, Tony S. Keller

Self-reported assessment of disability and performance-based assessment of disability are influenced by different patient characteristics in acute low back pain

Benedict Martin Wand, Lara A. Chiffelle, Neil Edward O’Connell, James Henry McAuley, Lorraine Hilary DeSouza

Is insufficient quantity and quality of sleep a risk factor for neck, shoulder and low back pain? A longitudinal study among adolescents

Juha P. Auvinen, Tuija H. Tammelin, Simo P. Taimela, Paavo J. Zitting, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Anja M. Taanila, Jaro I. Karppinen

Prognostic factors for perceived recovery or functional improvement in non-specific low back pain: secondary analyses of three randomized clinical trials

Pieter H. Helmhout, J. Bart Staal, Martijn W. Heymans, Chris C. Harts, Erik J. M. Hendriks, Rob A. de Bie

Lamina-guided lateral mass screw placement in the sub-axial cervical spine

Edward Bayley, Zergham Zia, Robert Kerslake, Zdenek Klezl, Bronek M. Boszczyk

Management of intramedullary spinal cord lesions: interdependence of the longitudinal extension of the lesion and the functional outcome

Florian H. Ebner, Florian Roser, Markus Falk, Sabine Hermann, Juergen Honegger, Marcos Tatagiba

Schmorl’s nodes distribution in the human spine and its possible etiology

Gali Dar, Youssef Masharawi, Smadar Peleg, Nili Steinberg, Hila May, Bahaa Medlej, Natan Peled, Israel Hershkovitz

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